Roxbury firefighters rescue man from burning building

9:55 AM,
Jan. 25, 2014

A Circle Drive home in Ledgewood was severely damaged in a Thursday night fire.

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A man was rescued from a fire that severely damaged a Ledgewood home Thursday night, police said.

"It was a great overall team effort and it was a success because we were at the (Roxbury Chemical Engine) Co. 1 headquarters for a drill," said township Fire Official Mike Pelleck. "We were in the process of doing a drill so we were all ready to go" when the call came in.

Police and firefighters were dispatched to the fire on Circle Drive in Ledgewood at 8:01 p.m., according to Jennifer Dillard, press information officer for the police department. ...